Distributor / timing question

["Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>]

Dear List:

To which cylinder (or between which cylinders) should my vacuum unit point
in order to give a good approximation of where my timing should be set?
Midget currently is not running, and I suspect that the distributor
orientation is the culprit, as it may have come loose from its mounting
bracket.  I'd like to do a finer timing adjustment, but with the car not
running, I am not quite sure what a mid-range setting would be.

Thanks,

Charles
'74 Midget (just discovered I have electronic ignition)
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ